Jamming with ancient
Peruvian instruments;
luxuriating on a river
boat in British Columbia;
getting inventive in
Geneva; assembling a
dinosaur in Los Angeles;
and harmonizing
with Steve Earle in New
York City

On a recent Friday on Beijing’s East 3rd Ring Road, a 10-lane inner-city artery, cars inch forward, faces press against windows in steamy, overpacked buses, and traffic wardens with orange vests and whistles struggle to hold back the surging tide of pedestrians and cyclists